Other Weather Facts

A hurricane struck South Florida drowning 124 persons stranded in the Florida Keys.

Morning fog in the central U.S. reduced the visibility to near zero at some locations. Morning lows of 28 degrees at Rockford IL and 24 degrees at Waterloo IA were records for the date. Afternoon highs of 92 degrees at Hollywood FL and Miami FL were records for the date.

The journal of John Winthrop recorded that a mighty tempest struck eastern New England. This second severe hurricane in three years blew down many trees in mile long tracks.

Baseball sized hail killed 246 people in India in 1888.

One lightning bolt has enough electricity to service 200 000 homes.

The Empire State Building gets struck by lightning on the average of 500 a year.